While playing in an intramural football game, Joe is tackled so hard that he breaks a rib. He can actually feel a piece of the rib sticking through the skin and he is having a difficult time breathing. Joe is probably suffering from
A) a collapsed trachea.
B) an obstruction in the bronchi.
C) a pneumothorax.
D) decreased surfactant production.
E) a bruised diaphragm.
C
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A) chyme.
B) peristalsis.
C) diarrhea.
D) lymph.
About 90% of the body H2O found in the ECF compartment is further subdivided into plasma and lymph fluid
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During sexual arousal, an erection is caused by a dilation of arteries filling the erectile tissue of the penis. Innervation of the penile arteries is provided by which of the following nerves?
A. Genitofemoral nerves B. Ilioinguinal nerves C. Pelvic splanchnic nerves D. Pudendal nerves E. Sacral splanchnic nerves
Twenty-six bones make up the vertebral column
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.